The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-16

keeps them cors an iy employed.
II Ia true that he old building ie in.
adequate, and new quarters thsu!d be
supplied as soon as possible.
TIE POOR n g8
has Eeventy-three inmates coufned
within lis borders. Hvery d part
ment Ia in good order. The inmates
are well supplied with substantial
foDd snd fuel, and everything elss TO
administer 10 their health and COM
fort.
We ascertained from inmates lorg
confined there that in DR.. George X.
Duncan, the superintendent, they
have a very eff dent, kind snd bu.
name ofiesr. They say they could
not be better treated. and that they
will be sorry when the day comes for
him 10 leave them.
DR.. Duncan is ably assisted by DR.
Wetherington. wh) keeps the books
in simple and systematic order. We
learn fiom him that there is room for
more lun atCe, should they come.
THE WORK HOUSE,.
We were truly grstifisd to hnd this
institution in letter condition than
was antic pated and reported. There
are 63 white and u cOlOred II males,
who are well cared for. Tbs depart
meuts are in q good and clearly con-
duOn.
The County Court sh uld at o7cs
erect shed for tho crs so that Il
Coud bs better ken care If.
IL is imp rat We that M. Thomas,
the superintendent, should have
tesmstsrs, a. they would be a greater
saving 10 the county. He sc e,t 1, some
of the pri oners wro have been there
for eoue time, and who a'e called
'Lrusti a." 10 dive teams to town and
do hauling, but he % sometimes i'm
posed upon. 01ca5ioy ly, upon tre
70 ON mendstion OF some OF the OIL
cials, no lows me OF these Trustees
TO come tp town to see their families
There are now belonging 10 TIE
WorkhOuse twenty-five mnles aud six
team head Of swine, and eigh y acres
of land Il teen under cutvsti IN.
There is an )thsr tract of fifty aCras i'm.
mediaiely adj lining the WOlkhou e
that eau DO b iught for $50 an acre,
which we recon- mend that the coun y
ps chase, il it en- b. bought at THAT
pric ;, thereby fnrni hing more ground
to enable the Woikhu uSe to be sell
sustaining.
Tn ARE are two inmates who we
THU Il shonid DO at onCe removed
Galen Braner, a deaf and dumb man
t. the Penthouse, and John Alexin'
der, who 10 very sick, who was place d
here on the lat OF June last for car y
ing q pistol. loon the recommends
ton q DR., Duncan We suggest that ht
be disohsrg d.
THE ofTy Ho7PITAL
is in eIce | snt condition, under tbs
nj an " ment OF DIR Il. Black. Every
department is In clean and comfort
table condition. The Inmates aye vel
cared for, wi h good nu SEES and every
thing necessary 10 procure relief apC
health. DR.. Back keeps his reccr
and books in plain d systema il
order, go arranged that anyone at I
glance can roe when q paueLt was al
nittod and VIVA a; the pstien s ma
tivlty, l,ug,h q ttay, the mpdiciue
taken daily, when discha ged or died
d te OF burial and bv whom buried
all going back to eight years ago.
We recommend mat, as the city il
fast growing, the hospital grounds b
snid and Gtner propsrty on side tn
ty limits be purchased, and that
hospital in modern style be bull
thereby diminishing our weekly mol
tatity.
B)Hps OF OFFICIALS.
| We carefully OK mined the bond
OF all city aud county officials, an
deem then sufii ien.ly good, with IN
OK ep lou tknsasthe k5f<siruan of tn
Oulty Court should be required
give an additional bond Of $4,000 {,
the faithful perform ince of his dut
and for the safe y OF the county fund
THE COUNTY c URT.
, We fad upon invpsig ition tht
whom the County Court has an in
| portant Office to FL, this members i
! variably elect one OF their own nur
, her TO fill it, We sincerely believe tn
10 be d sa5trous to the public got
n aud IN imp Jsiion upou the cit IA
. Of the county. They create unnect
q aary Offices, and monopolz 10 the san
A among themselves.
n We heartily recommend and a
# prove the bill int 'odnced in the Leg
lature by our Representative, Hare
v providing that no mag strate shl
q he'll any office in the gift OF Il
A. County Conr az long as he Is mel
N her OF eaid court.
"a We recon mend tho abo ition Of Il
following offices, namely: The PEI
n house Commissioners, who is paid S.
d q year by the Connty Court, which
w useless expenditure Of money
n SERVICES not rendered the Jail co.
At nissioners, because tue j ii and it's q
10 penditlres should DO confined to Il
= jurisd elton of the Criminal Oonl
10 and the Road Commissioners, W
m are an unnecessary expense to {
n. county.
The Workhouse should bs broug
Ia Immediately uuder the cole control
M the Criminal Court, and the appoil
n ment Of officers at the workhoU
IA should be IN ,de by the Judge of t
"a Criminal Court, who has a gene
a jurisdiction over criminals.
d We ere crediby informed that FOL
Ar OF our maSis rates are in the habit
IA stirring up litis alton through depu
"a Constables, thus manufacturing bu
a nes9 for thems 4lves, 10 tho detrime
Of the peace aud welfare of our ci
70 gems, entailing q useless and hea
IA expense upon the city and coun
m and taking advantage OF ignorant p,
10 Pile.
We beg leave TO tender cur thar
wv TO the officers OF the court for cour
@, sizes extended, Respectfully,
10 W. F. TAYLOR, Fore M
~ F.O. MILTON,
u, TH0S 0'CONNpR,
III JAMES LINGS,
ad jams ,TEELE,
az W .p DEApRlIK,
VI |, II. WhI6HT,
~ M.O'NElL,
II. Q WOODRUFF,
nm W Is. MoGulRB,
~ JOHN NJ PETERS,
IL A. Q, R0ARk,